Difficult Run

Old Georgetown Pike (Route 193) to Potomac R.

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February 3, 2006

Trip Report

ReporterJohn Alden

This picture shows the size of the drop better. It's a really cool spot.
Living large at the Friday Afternoon Paddle Club.

The lead-in is a technical boulder garden with multiple options. There are always plenty of rocks just under the surface to lay waste to your plan. Enjoy.
This rapid is the entry into the gorge proper. Both lines are fun and neither is easy. The landing zone is full of boulders and the left side of the drop goes into an undercut.
Same boof as in the previous picture from another angle. Sweet.
Friday Afternoon Paddle Club agenda: two runs down Difficult Run in the creek boat, ninety minutes of surfing Rocky Island at 4.3' in the long boat.

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